THE BALTIMORE SUN By Mitchell Reiss America’s bungled relationship with the MEK/PMOI has led to missed opportunities and humanitarian catastrophe The plight of the organized resistance to the regime in Iran, particularly the violent persecution of the group known as the Mujahedeen e-Khalq (MEK/PMOI), has been one of the great, untold stories in international politics….
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US and UN have failed to honour promises to Camp Liberty residents, US General says
NCRI – An ‘unconscionable humanitarian crisis’ is unfolding in Camp Liberty despite American pledges, Iraqi promises and the international community’s obligation to protect its vulnerable unarmed residents, US General James Jones has told a conference at the Senate in Washington DC. Every day that passes brought with it the threat of more rocket attacks and…
Hutchison, Iranian Texans speak out for a democratic Iran
HOUSTON CHRONICLE Many Texas Iranian Americans and top United States political leaders gathered in Washington on Saturday, at the National Convention of Iranian American Communities, to talk about their efforts to create a democratic Iran. The event changed gears from nuclear non-proliferation and democracy to become an unexpected vigil following news of a horrifying event…
Calls for Iranian exiles to be moved to US after attack
AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE WASHINGTON (AFP) — Top former American officials on Saturday condemned an attack on a camp of Iranian exiles in Iraq that left five dead, and urged Washington to allow the residents to take refuge in the United States. The National Convention for a Democratic Iran, meeting in Washington, also accused the US…
U.S. to remove Iran group from terror list, officials say
THE WASHINGTON POST The State Department is preparing to remove the Iranian opposition group Mujahedin-e Khalq from the U.S. government’s terrorist list, siding with advocates who say the controversial organization should be rewarded for renouncing violence and providing intelligence on Iran’s nuclear program, senior Obama administration officials said Friday. The decision to begin the process…